Bret Bielema is the head coach of the Illinois Fighting Illini, as of 2024. Bielema has held his position since 2021. During his prep career, he played as a tight end and linebacker in high school.

An Illinois football player was down near the South Carolina sideline at one point in the second half and Bret Bielema went ...

Now in his fourth season leading Illinois football, Bret Bielema has the Illini in a prime spot. Beat writer Bob Asmussen ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema ... release reads. “His family is going through a difficult personal matter. Greg Hielsberg, the father of Coach Bielema’s wife Jen, passed away earlier ...

With only hours left before his No. 20 Illinois football team was set to take on No. 15 South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl in ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema met with the media following the Fighting Illini's 21-17 victory over the South Carolina ...

The Cheez-It Citrus Bowl was one to savor as it featured all sorts of mind-blowing action, including a coaches' confrontation.

Illinois coach Bret Bielema, left ... including Illinois general manager Patrick Embleton (top right) and his wife, Jessica, and children, Lena and Bella. Posing by the Citrus Bowl trophy ...

Before Illinois lost to Wisconsin, Trimble, his parents and younger brother sat in Illini head coach Bret Bielema's office in the Smith Center for a meeting with the head coach. After months of ...